Why Choose Oxford?

Introduction

The University of Oxford and the colleges provide outstanding facilities and great value for day meetings, conferences, and celebratory dinners.

Each of the University departments and the colleges has its own unique character. Imposing stone-coloured facades and stunning modern architecture surround exclusive quadrangles and lovingly tended gardens, which speak of tradition and distinction. Delegates and guests will be inspired by the opportunity to experience the life and atmosphere of the institutions which have nurtured world leaders, scientists and artists, including Tony Blair, Margaret Thatcher, Bill Clinton, Dorothy Hodgkin, Oscar Wilde, C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien.

Enjoy a candlelit banquet in an ancient college dining hall or a concert in the distinctive seventeenth-century Sheldonian Theatre. Watch Shakespeare on a summer's evening in a college garden. Take afternoon tea on one of the college's lawns, or sip Pimms whilst punting peacefully along the River Cherwell.

Whatever your interests and preferences, Oxford has a great deal to offer delegates and visitors.

Oxford University: The Official Guide iPhone app
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Oxford University: The Official Guide app is now available – click the link above to find it.

Features

Today in Oxford:

the latest news story, events, exhibitions, what happened today in the history of Oxford and the weather

Theme tours:

more than 20 walking tours around Oxford including all the Colleges, Gardens, Gargoyles, Nobel Prize winners and, of course, Harry Potter

We suggest:

Heads of House, Heads of Collections, Senior Administrators and current students all share their own "perfect day in Oxford"

Near me:

The app shows you where you are and what is around you, tap a pin to find out more about a nearby place and its visitor information

Favourites:

create your own tour by picking and choosing places from the different tours and suggestions, see them on a map, reorder them in your list then delete them after you've visited them

and more…

find out about the history of the University, its traditions, and links through to the numerous channels that Oxford now publishes to

all this for the price of a half pint of beer or a cafe latte